Compounds containing a 3-sulfoalkanoylamino or 3-sulfoalylsulfonylaminoaniline coupling component

ABSTRACT

A compound of the formula ##STR1## in which R 1  and R 2  independently of one another are each C 1  -C 10  alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, phenyl, sulfo, sulfato, thiosulfato, cyano or halogen, C 5  -C 7  cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C 1  -C 4  alkyl, or C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, or phenyl or naphthyl which both are unsubstituted or substituted by C 1  -C 4  alkyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, C 2  -C 4  alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, halogen or sulfo, R 3  is hydrogen, halogen, C 1  -C 10  alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, phenyl, sulfo, sulfato, thiosulfato, cyano or halogen, C 1  -C 10  alkoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted by C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, or phenoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted by C 1  -C 4  alkyl, C 1  -C 4  alkoxy, C 2  -C 4  alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, halogen or sulfo, X is --CO-- or --SO 2  --, n is the number 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 and M is a cation.

This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 372,402 filed on Jun. 27, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,994,563, issued Feb. 19, 1991.

The present invention relates to novel azo dyes, a process for their preparation and the use of these dyes for dyeing and printing fibre materials, in particular textile fibre materials.

The present invention relates to azo dyes of the formula ##STR2## in which D is a diazo component, R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are each a C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl radical each of which is substituted or unsubstituted, or R₁ and R₂, together with the nitrogen atom linking them, are a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered ring each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by heteroatoms, R₃ is hydrogen, halogen or a C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₁ -C₁₀ alkoxy or phenoxy radical each of which is substituted or unsubstituted, X is --CO--or --SO₂ --, n is the number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, in particular the number 1 or 2, and M is a cation.

The radical D can contain the substituents customary in azo dyes, for example alkyl groups having 1 to 8, preferably 1 to 4, carbon atoms, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, hexyl or octyl, alkoxy groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, in particular 1 to 4 carbon atoms, for example methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy or butoxy, C₂ -C₈ alkanoyl, for example acetyl, propionyl, isopropionyl, butyryl or isobutyryl, acylamino groups, such as alkanoylamino groups having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and alkoxycarbonylamino groups having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, for example acetylamino, propionylamino, methoxycarbonylamino, ethoxycarbonylamino or benzoylamino, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkylcarbonyl, benzoyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino each of which has 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, phenylamino, alkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkoxy radical, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkylaminosulfonyl, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen, such as fluorine, bromine or especially chlorine, sulfamoyl, sulfamoyl which is monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, carbamoyl, ureido, hydroxyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylaminosulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl or phenoxysulfonyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or sulfo and/or halogen, carboxyl, sulfomethyl, sulfo, sulfato, thiosulfato, C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, for example methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, butylthio, isobutylthio, sec-butylthio, tert-butylthio, pentylthio, hexylthio or octylthio, benzisothiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisooxazolyl or benzoxazolyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, for example fluorine, bromine or especially chlorine, arylazo groups, for example the phenylazo and naphthylazo group, and also phenyl or naphthyl, or phenoxy or phenylaminosulfonyl both of which are unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, it being possible for the phenyl or naphthyl radicals indicated to be further substituted by the substituents indicated above.

Examples of halogen suitable for R₃ in formula (1) are fluorine, bromine and especially chlorine.

Suitable examples of C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl for R₁, R₂ and R₃ in formula (1) are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl or decyl, and also the corresponding radicals which are substituted, for example, by hydroxyl, alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl, sulfo, sulfato, thiosulfato, cyano or halogen, for example β-hydroxyethyl, β-methoxyethyl, β-chloroethyl, benzyl, β-sulfatoethyl or γ-methoxypropyl.

Suitable examples of C₁ -C₁₀ alkoxy for R₃ in formula (1) are methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, hexyloxy and octyloxy, and also the corresponding radicals which are substituted, for example, by alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, for example β-methoxyethoxy or β-ethoxyethoxy.

A suitable phenoxy radical for R₃ in formula (1) is a phenoxy radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy, halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, such as acetylamino and propionylamino, benzoylamino and sulfo.

Suitable examples of C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl for R₁ and R₂ in formula (1) are cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl and also the corresponding radicals which are substituted, for example, by halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine, C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, and C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. The methylcyclohexyl radical may be mentioned as an example.

Substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl which is suitable for R₁ and R₂ in formula (1) is, in addition to unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl, radicals containing, for example, the following substituents: C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy, halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, such as acetylamino and propionylamino, benzoylamino or sulfo.

Together with the nitrogen atom linking them, R₁ and R₂ can form a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered ring each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by heteroatoms, for example --O--, --S-- or --NH--. Examples which may be mentioned are piperazinyl, piperidinyl or morpholinyl.

M is a cation, in particular hydrogen, an alkali metal ion or alkaline earth metal ion or NH₄.sup.⊕, or an organic ammonium compound. Examples which may be mentioned are H.sup.⊕, Na.sup.⊕, Li.sup.⊕, K.sup.⊕, NH₄.sup.⊕, and C₁ -C₄ alkylammonium.

Preferred azo dyes of the formula (1) are those in which D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene or naphthalene series or of the heterocyclic series; D is especially thienyl, thiazolyl, 7-oxotetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, pyridinyl, indazolyl, phenyl or naphthyl, it being possible for each of the radicals mentioned to be substituted, in particular by C₁ -C₈ -alkyl, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, C₂ -C₈ alkanoyl, C₂ -C₈ alkanoylamino, C₂ -C₈ alkoxycarbonylamino, benzoylamino, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino each of which has 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, phenylamino, C₂ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, sulfamoyl which is monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, carbamoyl, ureido, hydroxyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl or phenoxysulfonyl each of which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or sulfo and/or halogen, phenoxy or benzoyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, benzisothiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisooxazolyl or benzoxazolyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, phenylazo, carboxyl, sulfomethyl, sulfo, sulfato, or thiosulfato, and it being possible, if appropriate, for 2 adjacent substituents of the ring systems mentioned to form in each case further fused phenyl rings or cyclohexyl rings.

D is especially phenyl, naphthyl, thiophenyl, 7-oxotetrahydrobenzo[b]-thiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl or 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, it being possible for the radicals indicated to be substituted by the substituents listed above.

Azo dyes of the formula (1) which are particularly preferred are those in which D is phenyl, naphthyl, thiophenyl, 7-oxotetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl or 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, it being possible for each of the radicals mentioned to be further substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkyl, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, C₂ -C₈ alkanoyl, C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, sulfamoyl which is monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl or phenoxysulfonyl each of which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or sulfo and/or halogen, phenoxy or benzoyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, benzisothiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisooxazolyl or benzoxazolyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, and phenylazo.

Azo dyes of the formula (1) which are very particularly preferred are those in which D is the radical of the formula ##STR3## in which R₄, R₄ ' and R₄ " independently of one another are each hydrogen, a sulfamoyl radical which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, a phenoxysulfonyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, or phenoxy or phenylazo each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, R₅ is --CN, --CON(R₁₀)R₁₁, --COR₁₂, --COOR₁₃, --SO₂ R₁₄ or --CONHNHR₁₅, R₆ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₄ alkyl, R₇ is a C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₁ -C₁₀ alkoxy, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, naphthyl, naphthoxy, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4 -triazolyl, thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzthiophenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, indazolyl, oxazolyl, benzoxazolyl or pyrazinyl radical each of which can be linked via a carbonyl group and is unsubstituted or substituted, it being possible for the radicals mentioned to be further substituted, and R₈ and R₉ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl or phenyl, and those in which R₁₀, R₁₁ and R₁₅ independently of one another are hydrogen or C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted, and R₁₂, R₁₃ and R₁₄ are C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted, and azo dyes of the formula (1) in which D is benzisothiazolyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkyl and/or halogen, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, benzthiazolyl which is substituted by halogen, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, C₁ -C₈ alkyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl or C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl, benzthiophenyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl and/or halogen, or naphthyl which is substituted by sulfamoyl.

Substituted or unsubstituted C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl which is suitable for R₇, R₁₀, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄ and R₁₅ is as defined above for R₁ and R₂.

Substituted or unsubstituted C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl which is suitable for R₇, R₁₀, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄ and R₁₅ is as defined above for R₁ and R₂.

Substituted or unsubstituted phenyl which is suitable for R₇, R₈, R₉, R₁₀, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄ and R₁₅ is, in addition to unsubstituted phenyl, radicals containing, for example, the following substituents: C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy, halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, such as acetylamino and propionylamino, benzoylamino or sulfo.

Substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl which is suitable for R₇, R₁₀, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₃, R₁₄ and R₁₅ is, in addition to unsubstituted naphthyl, radicals containing, for example, the following substituents: C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy, halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, such as acetylamino and propionylamino, benzoylamino or sulfo.

The following are examples of substituted or unsubstituted C₁ -C₁₀ alkoxy which is suitable for R₇ : methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, hexyloxy and octyloxy, and also the corresponding radicals which are substituted, for example, by alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, for example β-methoxyethoxy and β-ethoxyethoxy.

Substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy which is suitable for R₇ is an unsubstituted phenoxy radical or a phenoxy radical which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy, halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, such as acetylamino and propionylamino, benzoylamino and sulfo.

Substituted or unsubstituted naphthoxy which is suitable for R₇ is an unsubstituted naphthoxy radical or a naphthoxy radical which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy, halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine and bromine, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, such as acetylamino and propionylamino, benzoylamino and sulfo.

The following are examples of C₅ -C₇ cycloalkoxy which is suitable for R₇ : cyclopentoxy, cyclohexyloxy and cycloheptyloxy, and also the corresponding radicals which are substituted, for example, by halogen, such as fluorine, chlorine or bromine, C₁ -C₄ alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, and C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy and tert-butoxy. The methylcyclohexyloxy radical may be mentioned as an example.

The following are examples of C₁ -C₄ alkyl which is suitable for R₆, R₈ and R₉ : methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl.

Examples of C₁ -C₈ alkyl which is suitable as a substituent of the benzisothiazolyl or benzthiazolyl radical D are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl or octyl, in particular methyl.

Examples of C₁ -C₈ alkoxy which is suitable for R₄, R₄ ', R₄ " and as a substituent of the benzthiazolyl radical D independently of one another are methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, heptyloxy or octyloxy, in particular methoxy.

Examples of halogen which is suitable for R₄, R₄ ' and R₄ " and as a substituent of the benzisothiazolyl, benzthiazolyl or benzthiophenyl radical D independently of one another are fluorine, bromine or, in particular, chlorine.

Examples of C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl which is suitable for R₄, R₄ ' and R₄ " and as a substituent of the benzthiazolyl radical D independently of one another are methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, propylsulfonyl, isopropylsulfonyl, butylsulfonyl, isobutylsulfonyl, sec-butylsulfonyl, tert-butylsulfonyl, pentylsulfonyl, hexylsulfonyl, heptylsulfonyl or octylsulfonyl, in particular methylsulfonyl or ethylsulfonyl.

Examples of C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl which is suitable as a substituent of the tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl or benzthiophenyl radical D are methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, isopropoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, isobutoxycarbonyl, sec-butoxycarbonyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl, pentyloxycarbonyl, hexyloxycarbonyl, heptyloxycarbonyl or octyloxycarbonyl, in particular methoxycarbonyl.

Examples of C₁ -C₈ alkylthio which is suitable as a substituent of the benzthiazolyl or 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl radical D are methylthio, ethylthio, propylthio, isopropylthio, butylthio, isobutylthio, sec-butylthio, tert-butylthio, pentylthio, hexylthio, hepylthio or octylthio, in particular methylthio, ethylthio or hexylthio.

The following are also examples of radicals suitable for R₄, R₄ ' and R₄ ", independently of one another: N-methyl-N-cyclohexylsulfamoyl, N-ethyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl, phenoxysulfonyl, o-chlorophenoxysulfonyl, bromine, chlorine, sulfamoyl, methoxy, ethoxy, N-phenylsulfamoyl, N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl, methylsulfamoyl, N,N-diethylsulfamoyl, phenylsulfonyl, p-methylphenylsulfonyl, p-chlorophenylsulfonyl, o-methylphenoxy, phenoxy, phenylazo, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl and trifluoromethyl.

The following are examples of C₁ -C₄ alkyl which is suitable for R₈ and R₉ : methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl.

In particular, the azo dyes of the formula (1) contain only one single sulfonic acid group.

Azo dyes of the formula (1) which are particularly preferred are those in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁ -C₄ alkyl or benzyl; especially if these azo dyes contain the preferred and particularly preferred radicals D.

Azo dyes of the formula (1) which are also particularly preferred are those in which R₃ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy or chlorine; especially if these azo dyes contain the particularly preferred radicals R₁ and R₂ and also the preferred, particularly preferred and very particularly preferred radicals D.

The azo dyes of the formula (1) in which X is --CO-- are particularly preferred; especially if these azo dyes contain the preferred radicals D, R₁, R₂ and R₃ indicated above.

The azo dyes of the formula (1) in which n is the number 1 or 2 are also particularly preferred; especially if these azo dyes contain the preferred radicals D, R₁, R₂ R₃ and X indicated above.

Azo dyes of the formula ##STR4## which are very particularly important are those in which D is phenyl which is substituted by N-methyl-N-cyclohexylsulfamoyl, N-ethyl-N-phenylsulfamoyl, N-methyl-N-cycloheptylsulfamoyl, 2'-chlorophenoxysulfonyl, chlorine, sulfamoyl, methoxy, N-phenylsulfamoyl, N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl, phenylsulfonyl, p-methylphenylsulfonyl, p-chlorophenylsulfonyl, o-methylphenoxy, phenoxy, phenylazo, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl or trifluoromethyl, or in which D is 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-4-methylthiophenyl, 3-methoxycarbonyl-5-isobutyrylthiophenyl, 3-methoxycarbonyl-5-cyclohexylcarbonylthiophenyl, 3-methoxycarbonyl-5-(4'-methylbenzoyl)thiophenyl, 3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-(benzthiazol-2'-yl)thiophenyl, 3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-(benzoxazol-2'-yl)thiophenyl, 3-cyano-5-(benzthiazol-2'-yl)thiophenyl, 3,5-dimethoxycarbonyl-4-methylthiophenyl, 7-oxo-3-methoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, 7-oxo-3-methoxy-6-methyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, 7-oxo-3-cyano-5,5-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, 2-methoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]-thiophenyl, 3-methoxycarbonyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, 2-methoxycarbonyl-4-chlorobenzo[b]thiophenyl, 3-methoxycarbonylbenzo[b]-thiophenyl, benzthiazolyl, 6-chlorobenzthiazolyl, 6-methoxybenzthiazolyl, 6-methylbenzthiazolyl, 4-chlorobenzthiazolyl, 4-methylbenzthiazolyl, 6-methylsulfonylbenzthiazolyl, 6-methylthiobenzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, 5-chlorobenzisothiazolyl, 5-ethylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 5-hexylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl or 5-sulfamoylnaphthyl, R₁ is ethyl and R.sub. 2 is ethyl or benzyl, n is the number 1 or 2 and M is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation, ammonium or C₁ -C₄ alkylammonium.

The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the azo dyes of the formula (1), which comprises diazotizing an amine of the formula

    D--NH.sub.2                                                ( 3)

and coupling the product with a coupling component of the formula ##STR5## D, R₁, R₂, R₃, X, M and n in the formulae (3) and (4) being as defined in formula (1).

The diazotization of the diazo component of the formula (3) is carried out, as a rule, by the action of nitrous acid in an aqueous mineral acid solution at a low temperature, and the coupling with the coupling component of the formula (4) is carried out at acid and neutral to alkaline pH values.

If desired, a free amino group in the radical D can be converted after the coupling into an acylamino or alkylamino group by means of an acylating or alkylating agent, and similarly a hydroxyl group can be converted into an acyloxy or alkoxy group by acylation or alkylation.

A free hydroxyl group can also be converted into a group which imparts solubility in water, for example can be converted into a sulfato group by sulfation.

In the process according to the invention it is preferable to use amines of the formula (3) in which D is a diazo component of the benzene or naphthalene series or of the heterocyclic series, in particular to use diazo components in which D is thienyl, thiazolyl, 7-oxotetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzthiophenyl, pyridinyl, indazolyl, phenyl or naphthyl, it being possible for each of the radicals mentioned to be substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkyl, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, C₂ -C₈ alkanoyl, C₂ -C₈ alkanoylamino, C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonylamino, benzoylamino, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino each of which has 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, phenylamino, C₂ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, sulfamoyl which is monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, carbamoyl, ureido, hydroxyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl or phenoxysulfonyl each of which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or sulfo and/or halogen phenoxy or benzoyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, benzisothiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisooxazolyl or benzoxazolyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, phenylazo, carboxyl, sulfomethyl, sulfo, sulfato or thiosulfato, and it being possible, if appropriate, for 2 adjacent substituents of the ring systems mentioned in each case to form further fused phenyl rings or cyclohexyl rings.

The diazo component D used in the process according to the invention is, in particular, phenyl, naphthyl, thiophenyl, 7-oxotetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl or 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, it being possible for the radicals indicated to be substituted by the substituents listed above.

Preferred embodiments of the process according to the invention comprise using a diazo component of the formula (3) in which D is phenyl, naphthyl, thiophenyl, 7-oxotetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl or 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, it being possible for each of the radicals mentioned to be further substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkyl, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, C₂ -C₈ alkanoyl, C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, sulfamoyl which is monosubstituted or disubstituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl or phenoxysulfonyl each of which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or sulfo and/or halogen, phenoxy or benzoyl each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl and/or halogen, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkylcarbonyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylthio or benzisothiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisooxazolyl, benzoxazolyl or phenylazo each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl.

Other preferred embodiments of the process according to the invention comprise using as the diazo component D the radical of the formula ##STR6## in which R₄, R₄ ' and R₄ " independently of one another are each hydrogen, a sulfamoyl radical which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl or phenyl, a phenoxysulfonyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₄ -alkyl and/or halogen, or phenoxy or phenylazo each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, R₅ is --CN, --CON(R₁₀)R₁₁, --COR₁₂, --COOR₁₃, --SO₂ R₁₄ or --CONHNHR₁₅, R₆ is hydrogen or C₁ -C₄ alkyl, R₇ is a C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₁ -C₁₀ alkoxy, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, naphthyl, naphthoxy, thienyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, thiophenyl, benzthiophenyl, tetrahydrobenzthiophenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, indazolyl, oxazolyl, benzoxazolyl or pyrazinyl radical which, if appropriate, is linked via a carbonyl group and is substituted or unsubstituted, it being possible for the radicals mentioned to be further substituted, and R₈ and R₉ independently of one another are hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl or phenyl, and in which R₁₀, R₁₁ and R₁₅ independently of one another are hydrogen or C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl each of which is substituted or unsubstituted, and R₁₂, R₁₃ and R₁₄ are C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl each of which is substituted or unsubstituted, or using, as the diazo component D, benzisothiazolyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkyl and/or halogen, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, benzthiazolyl which is substituted by halogen, C₁ -C₈ alkoxy, C₁ -C₈ alkyl, C₁ -C₈ alkylsulfonyl or C₁ -C₈ alkylthio, tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophenyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl, benzthiophenyl which is substituted by C₁ -C₈ alkoxycarbonyl and/or halogen, or naphthyl which is substituted by sulfamoyl.

Amines of the formula (3) and coupling components of the formula (4) which together contain only one single sulfonic acid group are particularly used in the process according to the invention.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention comprises using a coupling component of the formula (4) in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁ -C₄ alkyl.

An embodiment of the process according to the invention which is also particularly preferred comprises using a coupling component of the formula (4) in which R₃ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy or chlorine; a coupling component of the formula (4) in which R₁, R₂ and R₃ have the meanings particularly preferred is especially used.

Another particularly preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention comprises using a coupling component of the formula (4) in which X is --CO--; a coupling component of the formula (4) in which R₁, R₂, R₃ and X have the meanings particularly preferred is especially used.

Another particularly preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention comprises using a coupling component of the formula (4) in which n is the number 1 or 2; a coupling component of the formula (4) in which R₁, R₂, R₃, X and n have the meanings particularly preferred is especially used.

The particularly important azo dyes of the formula (2) are prepared by diazotizing an amine of the formula (3) in which D is as defined in formula (2) and coupling the product with a coupling component of the formula ##STR7## in which R₁, R₂, n and M are as defined in formula (2).

Of the large number of possible amines of the formula (3), the following are examples of suitable amines: 2-Amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-5-phenylthiophene, 2-amino-3-carbonamido-5-phenylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-5-benzoylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-5-isobutyrylthiophene, 2-amino-3-phenylsulfonyl-5-acetylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methylsulfonylacetylthiophene, 2-amino-3-carbonamido-5-ethoxycarbonylthiophene, 2-amino-3-carbonamido-5-butyrylthiophene, 2-amino-3-β-hydroxyethylaminocarbonyl-5-isobutyrylthiophene, 2-amino-3-β-sulfatoethylaminocarbonyl-5-sobutyrylthiophene (prepared by sulfating 2-amino-3-β-hydroxyethylaminocarbonyl-5-butyrylthiophene), 2-amino-3-γ-methoxypropylaminocarbonyl-5-isobutyrylthiophene, 2-amino-3-butylaminocarbonyl-5-isobutyrylthiophene, 2-amino-3-phenylsulfonylthiophene, 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-methyl-5-propionylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-methyl-5-acetylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-5-cyclohexylcarbonylthiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxy-carbonyl-5-(p-methylbenzoyl)-thiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxy-carbonyl-5-(p-methoxybenzoyl)-thiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-5-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-thiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-5-(o-, m- or p-sulfobenzoyl)-thiophene, 2-amino-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-4-methylthiophene, 2-amino-3,5-dimethoxycarbonyl-4methylthiophene, 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-(benzthiazol-2'-yl)-thiophene, 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-(benzoxazol-2'-yl)-thiophene, 2-amino-3-cyano-5-(benzthiazol-2'-yl)-thiophene, 2-amino-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-tert-butyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-methyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-propyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-propyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4,6-dimethyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-5-methyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-β-hydroxyethyl-1,3 -benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-propoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-butoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-methoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-ethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-5,6-dimethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-5-methoxy-6-ethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-hydroxyethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-phenyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-(4'-chlorophenyl)-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-phenoxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-(4'-chlorophenoxy)-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-(4'-methylphenoxy)1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-(2',4'-dichlorophenoxy)-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methylthio-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-propylthio-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-hydroxyethylthio-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-chloro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-5-chloro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4,6-dichloro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-5,6-dichloro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2 -amino-4-bromo-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-bromo-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-5-bromo-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-fluoro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-trifluoromethyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-trifluoromethyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-nitro-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-cyano-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-formylamino-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-acetylamino-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-propionylamino-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-benzoylamino-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-(4'-methylbenzoylamino)-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-(4'-chlorobenzoylamino)-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methylsulfonyloxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethylsulfonyloxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-phenylsulfonyloxy-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-propoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-butoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-methoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-ethoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-β-hydroxyethoxy-carbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-β-hydroxypropoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methoxyethoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methoxypropoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-phenoxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-cyclohexyloxycarbonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methylsulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethylsulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-methylsulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-4-butylsulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-β-cyanoethylsulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-β-chloroethylsulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-β-hydroxyethylsulfonyl-1,3 -benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-methoxysulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-ethoxysulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-phenoxysulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-aminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-dimethylamino-sulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-phenylaminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-isopropylaminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-dibutylaminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-benzylaminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-cyclohexylaminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-β-hydroxyethylaminosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-6-morpholinosulfonyl-1,3-benzthiazol, 2-amino-1,3-benzthiazol-6-sulfonic acid, 2-amino-1,3-benzthiazol-4-sulfonic acid, 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazol, 5-amino-3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol, 5-amino-3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol, 5-amino-3-(2'-cyanophenyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-5-methylmercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-5-ethylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-5-hexylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-1,3,4-oxdiazol, 2-amino-5-methyl-1,3,4-oxdiazol, 2-amino-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxdiazol, 3-amino-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-chloro-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-chloro-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-bromo-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-4-chloro-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-4-bromo-2,1-benzthiazol, 3-amino-5,7-dichloro-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5,7-dibromo-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-methyl-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-nitro-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-trifluoromethyl-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-acetylamino-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-nitro-7-bromo-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-methylsulfonyl-2,1-benzisothiazol, 3-amino-5-methoxy-2,1-benzisothiazol, aminobenzene, 1-amino-2-, -3- or -4-methylbenzene, 1-amino-2-, -3- or -4-methoxybenzene, 1-amino-2-, -3- or -4-chlorobenzene, 1-amino-2,5-dichlorobenzene, 1-amino-2,5-dimethylbenzene, 1-amino-3-methyl-6-methoxybenzene, 1-amino-2-methoxy-4-nitrobenzene, 1-aminobiphenyl, 1-aminobenzene-2-, -3- or -4-carboxylic acid, 2-aminodiphenyl ether, 1-aminobenzene-2-, -3-or -4-sulfonamide, 1-aminobenzene-2-, -3- or -4-sulfonic acid N-methylamide, N-ethylamide, N,N-dimethylamide, N,N-diethylamide or N-methyl-N-cyclohexylamide, 1-amino-2-phenoxysulfonylbenzene, 1-amino-2-(2'-chlorophenoxysulfonyl)-benzene, 1-amino-4-methylsulfonylbenzene, 1-amino-4-ethylsulfonylbenzene, 1-amino-2-chloro-4-methylsulfonylbenzene, 1-amino-2,5-dichloro-4-sulfamoylbenzene, 1-amino-4-phenylazobenzene, 1-amino-2,5-dimethoxy-4-N-phenylsulfamoylbenzene, 1-amino-2-(4'-chlorophenylsulfonyl)-5-ethylsulfonylbenzene, 1-amino-2-trifluoromethylbenzene, 1-amino-2,5-dichloro-4-N,N-dimethylsulfamoylbenzene, 1-amino-2-phenylsulfonylbenzene, 1-amino-2-methoxy-5-chlorobenzene, 1-amino-2,4,5-trichlorobenzene, 1-amino-2,4-di(2'-methylphenoxy)-benzene, 1-amino-2-(4'-methylphenylsulfonyl)-benzene, 1-amino-2-(4'-methylphenyl)sulfonyl-5-sulfamoylbenzene, 2-amino-5-sulfamoylnaphthalene, 1-amino-5-sulfamoylnaphthalene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene, 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene, 2-amino-3-methoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene, 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene, 2-amino-3-cyano-5,5-dimethyl-7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene, 2-methoxycarbonyl-3-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene and 2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene.

The diazo components of the formula (3) are known per se or can be prepared analogously to known compounds.

The amines of the formula (3) and the coupling components of the formula (4) can contain radicals which can be converted into amino groups, for example the acetylamino group and the nitro group. For example, an acetylamino group can be converted into an amino group by saponification and a nitro group can be converted into an amino group by reduction, advantageously subsequent to the preparation of the dyes of the formula (1).

The invention also relates to the compounds of the formula (4), in particular the compounds of the formula (4) containing the above-mentioned, particularly preferred radicals, and also the combination of the particularly preferred radicals.

The compounds of the formula (4) are obtained, for example, by reacting a compound of the formula ##STR8## in which R₁, R₂ and R₃ are as defined in formula (4) with a compound which introduces the radical of the formula

    --X--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --Hal                                (7)

in which X and n are as defined in formula (4) and Hal is halogen, and then replacing the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group in which M is as defined in formula (4).

The reaction of the compound of the formula (4) with a compound which introduces the radical of the formula (7) is effected, for example, in organic solvents, for example tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, toluene or benzene, in the presence of a base, for example sodium acetate, and at a temperature between 0° and 50° C.

The replacement of the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group is effected by methods known per se, for example by reacting the resulting reaction product with a compound of the formula M₂ SO₃ or MeSO₃ in which M is as defined in formula (1) and Me is a divalent cation, at a pH from 5 to 11, in particular 5 to 9, and at a temperature between 70° and 130° C., in particular 70° to 100° C.

Examples of suitable compounds of the formula MeSO₃ are the alkaline earth metal salts, such as CaSO₃, MgSO₃ or BaSO₃.

The compound of the formula (4) can be obtained either by precipitation from aqueous solution by means of salts, for example NaCl, or by evaporating the reaction mixture.

The following may be mentioned as compounds of the formula (6): 3-N,N-diethylaminoaniline and 3-N,N-diethylamino-4-methoxyaniline.

The following may be mentioned as compounds which introduce the radical of the formula (7): chloroacetyl chloride and 3-chloropropionyl chloride.

Preferred embodiments of the process according to the invention for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (4) comprise

using a compound of the formula (6) in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁ -C₄ alkyl or benzyl;

using a compound of the formula (6) in which R₃ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy or halogen, in particular chlorine;

using a compound of the formula (7) in which X is --CO--;

using a compound of the formula (7) in which n is the number 1 or 2;

using a compound of the formula (7) in which Hal is chlorine;

replacing the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group at a pH from 5 to 11, in particular at a pH from 5 to 9;

replacing the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group at a temperature from 70° to 130° C., in particular 70° to 100° C.;

replacing the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group under pressure, in particular a pressure of 1 to 6 bar, preferably 1 to 3 bar; and

replacing the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group by reaction with a compound of the formula M₂ SO₃ or MeSO₃ in which M is as defined in formula (1), in particular in which M is an alkali metal, preferably sodium, and Me is a divalent cation, in particular calcium or magnesium.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (4) comprises using a compound (7) in which n is the number 1 or 2 and replacing the halogen atom by an --SO₃ M group at a pH from 5 to 11 and at a temperature from 70° to 130° C. by reaction with a compound of the formula M₂ SO₃ or MeSO₃ in which M is as defined in formula (1), in particular in which M is an alkali metal, preferably sodium, and Me is a divalent cation.

A very particularly preferred embodiment of the process according to the invention for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (4) comprises using a compound of the formula (6) in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are C₁ -C₄ alkyl or benzyl and R₃ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy or halogen, in particular hydrogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl or C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, and using a compound of the formula (7) in which X is --CO--, n is the number 1 or 2 and Hal is chlorine.

The dyes of the formula (1), which contain a sulfo group that imparts solubility in water, are present either in the form of their free acid or, preferably, as salts thereof.

Examples of suitable salts are the alkali metal salts, alkaline earth metal salts or ammonium salts or the salts of an organic amine.

The sodium, lithium, potassium or ammonium salts or the salt of triethanolamine may be mentioned as examples.

The azo dyes according to the invention of the formula (1) are suitable, by methods known per se, for the dyeing and printing of, in particular, fibre materials containing nitrogen or containing hydroxyl groups, for example textile fibre materials composed of cellulose, silk and especially wool and synthetic polyamides. Level dyeings in orange, red, blue and grey shades are obtained with good overall fastness properties, in particular good fastness to rubbing, wet processing, wet rubbing and light, and also good resistance to formaldehyde. The dyes according to the invention can also be combined very well with other dyes. The abovementioned textile materials can be in a very wide variety of processing forms, for example as fibre, yarn, woven fabric or knitted fabric.

In the following examples parts are parts by weight. The temperatures are in degrees centrigrade. The relationship between parts by weight and parts by volume is the same as that between grams and cubic centimeters.

EXAMPLE 1 ##STR9##

32.8 parts of 3-diethylaminoaniline and 100 parts of tetrahydrofuran are initially taken at approx. 20°, with stirring. After 32.8 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate have been introduced, 27.9 parts of 3-chloropropionyl chloride are added dropwise in the course of 90 minutes at such a rate that the internal temperature does not exceed 30°. Stirring is continued for a further 30 minutes, 70 parts of water are added and the organic phase is then separated off in a separating funnel. The organic phase is dried briefly over sodium sulfate and is then concentrated on a rotary evaporator. This gives 50 parts of a slightly brownish liquid which can be used in this form for the next section of the synthesis. The resulting compound has the formula ##STR10##

50 parts of the compound of the formula (102) are stirred with 150 parts of water for 10 minutes. The pH is adjusted to 7 at 20°, 27.7 parts of sodium sulfite are added and the mixture is stirred for 12 hours at 90°-95°. The water is then removed on a rotary evaporator, and the residue is stirred into 200 parts of acetone at approx. 20°. The mixture is then stirred briefly and the product is filtered off, rinsed with a little acetone and dried at 50° in a vacuum drying cabinet. 76 parts of a colourless powder are obtained. The resulting compound has the formula (101).

If the procedure described is repeated, using an equimolar amount of one of the amines indicated in column 2 of Table 1 below instead of the 32.8 parts of 3-diethylaminoaniline and using an equimolar amount of one of the acylating agents indicated in column 3 of Table 1 below instead of the 27.9 parts of 3-chloropropionyl chloride, after reacting the mixture with Na₂ SO₃ for reaction times between 2 and 16 hours and at temperatures between 80° and 95°, the products indicated in column 4 are obtained.

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                Acylating                                           Example                                                                             Amine                 agent     Product                                   __________________________________________________________________________           ##STR11##                                                                                            ##STR12##                                                                             ##STR13##                                   3                                                                                    ##STR14##                                                                                            ##STR15##                                                                             ##STR16##                                   4                                                                                    ##STR17##                                                                                            ##STR18##                                                                             ##STR19##                                   5                                                                                    ##STR20##                                                                                            ##STR21##                                                                             ##STR22##                                   __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 6 ##STR23##

12 parts of isopropanol and 12 parts of water are initially taken at approx. 10°. After the mixture has been cooled to 5°, 2.03 parts of aniline-o-sulfonic acid N-methyl-N-cyclohexylamide and 4.5 parts of 32% HCl are added successively. Diazotization is then carried out at an internal temperature of 0° to 2° by means of 0.55 part of sodium nitrite in 3 parts of water, and stirring is continued for 3 hours at 2° to 3°. 1 part of sulfamic acid is then added, the mixture is stirred for a further 2 minutes and 3.9 parts of N-β-sulfopropionylamido-3-N,N-diethylaminobenzene are sprinkled in the course of approx. 1 minute. 4 parts of sodium acetate are added in 3 portions in the course of 15 minutes and stirring is continued for 3 hours at 0° to 5°. A solution consisting of 4 parts of sodium acetate, 2 parts of sodium carbonate and 20 parts of water is then added dropwise in the course of 30 minutes, and the product is then filtered off with suction. Drying is carried out in vacuo at 50°. This gives 2 parts of a red substance which, in the form of free acid, has the formula (107) and which dyes polyamide in orange-red shades.

If the procedure described is repeated, but using an equimolar amount of one of the amines indicated in column 2 of Table 2 below as the diazo component and using an equimolar amount of one of the coupling components indicated, in the form of the free acids, in column 3 of Table 2 below as the coupling component, dyes which dye synthetic polyamide in the shade indicated in column 4 of Table 2 below are obtained.

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                                            Shade on                Example                                                                              Amine                     Coupling component     polyamide               __________________________________________________________________________      7                                                                                    ##STR24##                                                                                                ##STR25##             orange                   8                                                                                    ##STR26##                                                                                                ##STR27##             yellowish red            9                                                                                    ##STR28##                                                                                                ##STR29##             yellowish red           10                                                                                    ##STR30##                                                                                                ##STR31##             orange                  11                                                                                    ##STR32##                                                                                                ##STR33##             yellowish red           12                                                                                    ##STR34##                                                                                                ##STR35##             yellowish red           13                                                                                    ##STR36##                                                                                                ##STR37##             red                     14                                                                                    ##STR38##                                                                                                ##STR39##             yellowish red           15                                                                                    ##STR40##                                                                                                ##STR41##             red                     16                                                                                    ##STR42##                                                                                                ##STR43##             yellowish red           17                                                                                    ##STR44##                                                                                                ##STR45##             red                     18                                                                                    ##STR46##                                                                                                ##STR47##             red                     19                                                                                    ##STR48##                                                                                                ##STR49##             red                     20                                                                                    ##STR50##                                                                                                ##STR51##             red                     21                                                                                    ##STR52##                                                                                                ##STR53##             red                     22                                                                                    ##STR54##                                                                                                ##STR55##             orange                  23                                                                                    ##STR56##                                                                                                ##STR57##             orange                  24                                                                                    ##STR58##                                                                                                ##STR59##             bluish red              25                                                                                    ##STR60##                                                                                                ##STR61##             yellowish red           26                      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EXAMPLE 37 ##STR84##

19 parts of glacial acetic acid and 9 parts of 32% hydrochloric acid are initially taken at 10°, with stirring. 1.98 parts of 2-amino-3,5-dicarboethoxy-4-methylthiophene are then introduced, and the mixture is cooled to 0°. Diazotization is then carried out at 0° to 2° by means of 0.55 part of NaNO₂ in 3 parts of water and stirring is continued for 15 minutes. The excess of nitrite is destroyed by means of 1 part of sulfamic acid, and 8.9 parts of N-β-sulfopropionylamido-3-N,N-diethylaminobenzene are sprinkled in the course of approx. 1 minute. 16 parts of sodium acetate are then added in 4 portions in the course of 15 minutes and stirring is continued at 0° to 2° for a further 30 minutes. A solution consisting of 4 parts of sodium acetate, 2 parts of sodium carbonate and 20 parts of water is then added dropwise in the course of a further 30 minutes. The dye is filtered off at room temperature, rinsed with 50 parts of 10% aqueous NaCl solution and dried at 50° in a vacuum cabinet. This gives 3.5 parts of a dark powder which dyes synthetic polyamide in violet shades. In the form of the free acid, the dye has the formula (lll).

If the procedure described is repeated, but using an equimolar amount of one of the amines indicated in column 2 of Table 3 below as the diazo component, and using one of the coupling components indicated in the form of free acids in column 3 in Table 3 below as the coupling component, dyes which dye synthetic polyamide in the shade indicated in column 4 of Table 3 below are obtained.

                                      TABLE 3                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                                              Shade on              Example                                                                             Amine                        Coupling component     polyamide             __________________________________________________________________________     38                                                                                   ##STR85##                                                                                                   ##STR86##             violet                39                                                                                   ##STR87##                                                                                                   ##STR88##             violet                40                                                                                   ##STR89##                                                                                                   ##STR90##             violet                41                                                                                   ##STR91##                                                                                                   ##STR92##             reddish blue          42                                                                                   ##STR93##                                                                                                   ##STR94##             reddish blue          43                                                                                   ##STR95##                                                                                                   ##STR96##             reddish blue          44                                                                                   ##STR97##                                                                                                   ##STR98##             reddish blue          45                                                                                   ##STR99##                                                                                                   ##STR100##            reddish blue          46                                                                                   ##STR101##                                                                                                  ##STR102##            reddish blue          47                                                                                   ##STR103##                                                                                                  ##STR104##            reddish blue          48                                                                                   ##STR105##                                                            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DYEING INSTRUCTIONS I

10 parts of polyamide-6.6 fibre material (Helanca tricot) are dyed in 500 parts of an aqueous liquor which contains 2 g/l of ammonium acetate and is adjusted to pH 5 with acetic acid. The proportion of dye according to Example 6 is 0.7%, relative to the weight of fibre. The dyeing time is 30 to 90 minutes at a temperature of 98°. The dyed fibre material is then taken out and rinsed and dried in a customary manner.

An orange-coloured polyamide-6.6 fibre material having a clear shade and good all-round fastness properties is obtained.

DYEING INSTRUCTION II

10 parts of polyamide-6.6 fibre material (Helanca tricot) are dyed in 500 parts of an aqueous liquor which contains 1 g/l of monosodium phosphate and is adjusted to pH 6 with disodium phosphate. The proportion of dye according to Example 40 is 1%, relative to the weight of fibre. The dyeing time is 30 to 90 minutes at a temperature of 98°. The dyed fibre material is then taken out and rinsed and dried in a customary manner.

A violet-coloured polyamide-6.6 fibre material having a clear shade and good all-round fastness properties is obtained.

DYEING INSTRUCTION III

10 parts of a woollen article are dyed in 500 parts of an aqueous liquor. Relative to the weight of fibre, the proportion of dye according to Example 39 is 0.45%, that of calcined sodium sulfate is 5% and that of 80% acetic acid is 2%. The dyeing time is 30-60 minutes at a temperature of 98°. After rinsing and drying in a customary manner, the violet-coloured woollen article has very good overall fastness properties. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of the formula ##STR203## in which R₁ and R₂ independently of one another are each C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, phenyl, sulfo, sulfato, thiosulfato, cyano or halogen, C₅ -C₇ cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C₁ -C₄ alkyl or C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, or phenyl or naphthyl which both are unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, halogen or sulfo, R₃ is hydrogen, halogen, C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, phenyl, sulfo, sulfato, thiosulfato, cyano or halogen, C₁ -C₁₀ alkoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, or phenoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted by C₁ -C₄ alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy, C₂ -C₄ alkanoylamino, benzoylamino, halogen or sulfo, X is --CO-- or --SO₂ --, n is the number 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 and M is a cation.
 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein n is the number 1 or
 2. 